My name is Chebahtah. It is a family of Native American Indian origin from Oklahoma. I am trying to find out how many members of my family have served in the United States military. What is the best way to find this information. I do not want any info except names and dates of service. This would include all branches of service. I have tried google and several other engines.
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Who was the Clinton administration official who testified to Congress, when hearings were held on how bank regulators treated the failure of the savings and loan owned by the Clintons' friend Jim McDougal, that he had lied to his own diary? PedanticallySpeaking 15:40, Nov 13, 2004 (UTC)
What help is available for individuals who have a high IQ but low mental age, distinct from autism; for example, a person who considers themselves to be mentally a teenager, but possessing a body ten years older and believed by society to be adult?
What happens if someone on the space station requires an emergency appendetomy or other life-saving operation?
Immediate transport to earth, unless an experienced surgeon is member of the team and he/she has the right (sterile) material. Until then normal non-surgical management applies (fluids through drip, no oral intake, broad-spectrum antibiotics, medication to maintain blood pressure eg adrenalin). In theory, appendicitis could be lethal in space. JFW | T@lk 22:14, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)
The ISS has a Soyuz escape module which can return the station occupants to Earth at any time, in a matter of hours. NASA are also developing a new escape capsule to be available by 2006. (As a side note, "fluids through drip" could be difficult, given that most drips rely at least partially on gravity feed. I'm sure someone at NASA has considered this, perhaps they have some sort of pressure-driven system.) -- FirstPrinciples 00:41, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC)
IVs run on pumps even in hospitals on earth, and antibiotics could be given to buy time. Alteripse 01:06, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
What changes in the tax code spurred a speculative building boom in New York, which led to a great supply of apartments on the market prior to 1987? -- DropDeadGorgias (talk) 02:33, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC)
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Is there such a thing as a unified markup language for music? Or is this covered by LaTeX? -- Alphax (talk) 09:12, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC)
Is evolution taught at Catholic universities in the US? -- Tothebarricades.tk 22:01, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Unfortunately, Wikipedia isn't a "reputable source". Anyone know of any scientific journal articles on the impact of information technology on human behaviour, work and biology? Alphax (talk) 03:41, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
Is there anyone swedishspeaking who knows if the swedish "Zirconiumnitrid" would be "Zirconiumnitrite" in english?
-- Bong 12:58, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Is Mideast another name for the Middle East?
The term "Middle East" is used in Arabic and Persian as well, nowadays - Arabic "ash-Sharq al-Awsat", Persian "khavar-e-miane" (I think). It's not too Eurocentric, considering that the traditional Arabic term was "al-Mashriq" - the east (as opposed to al- Maghreb.) - Mustafaa 00:38, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Making sure you don't use 'Midwest' in any similar way. DJ Clayworth 04:35, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I need to know what the status, procedure and/or legalities of getting copies of medical records are for individuals who had medical care in Cuba. Specifically in Matanzas, Cuba. Is there anyplace that I can go to research this subject?
Lisa K. Goodwin goodwinlk { at } bipc.com (813) 222-8188
I had no clue where to categorize this at the appropriate page. Could someone please add the following request to where it belongs ( List of Pokémon name etymologies) or create the article? Thanks a lot, --anon.
Sometimes on TV you will notice that the characters are using 'fake' consumer products. For example, it may look like a box of Wheaties, but if you look closely it has some generic name (Wheat flakes). Also sometimes on TV, logos on clothing will be blurred out.
So my question is... if you are making a TV, and you have a trademarked image in it, do you have to pay for permission to use that image? If so, isn't it difficult to film anything on a normal urban street, which has trademarked images all over? Or... is it just that the television stations don't want to give free advertising? ike9898 21:56, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
I've often wondered if there are actual regulations against brand-name promotion. In an episode of the Good Eats show on Food Network, Alton holds up a familiar round "Ritz cracker" as they're so widely known, but makes a point of not mentioning them by name. I'm sure I've seen similar instances of deliberate brand-name avoidance. -- Wapcaplet 23:53, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I am trying to find out when the original version of the Rede was written.
I have a formatted 40gb usb external hard disk (fat 32), I have the right drivers, but win98 refuses to recognise it - win2k does though. Is it too big? If so, how small does it need to be to be recognized? Thanks, Mark Richards 14:16, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC) The original win 98 doesn't do USB very well, does it? alteripse 14:19, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Thanks - I have a cd of win98 drivers that came with the drive, and the computer recognizes it, but says that it is unformatted. Any clues? Work-arounds? Thank you!
Mark Richards 15:56, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Well, no, but I was confused - I was confusing 'use NTFS' with 'format as NTFS'. That clears it up though, thank you. However, my drive still doesn't work... Any clues on how to fix the USB issues with win98? Thanks, Mark Richards 21:39, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Oftentimes in the American TV show COPS, the criminal is shown without their face blurred out. I am wondering if the (alleged) criminal must give his consent for this to be used on TV?? ike9898 14:46, Nov 16, 2004 (UTC)
It seems from the public domain article that facts are in the public domain, but reporting of them may not be. A news agency might do a lot of work to collect some news and expect just compensation. So how is it that news stories can be "picked up" by competing agencies, e.g., the Associated Press picking up a story in a local newspaper? Isn't that local news story under copyright? Is there a fee involved or some sort of professional agreement? Thanks. Mjklin 15:10, 2004 Nov 16 (UTC)
Ok, but the AP seems to be a special arrangement. Does "picking up" happen in any other situation, say, between Newsweek and Good Housekeeping? What about if Newsweek picked up a story from a British paper?
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Ah, our frequently asked question again. Try Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. Intrigue 19:12, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
This was posted to the talk page, and Jimaginator asked me to post it here for him. Intrigue 19:12, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I was wondering if someone could explain the units used in this equation. I have never seen an explanation which includes the units. It would seem that the equation would not hold if the units changed. jimaginator
I had the same question. For the unit of mass, it seems like electronvolt (eV) is normally used in particle physics.Units: E (http://) c is a constant the speed of light(m/s). But when calculating the energy of a nucler fission of a chunk of plutonium for example, eV is not suitable to use because the unit is too small. According this website E=mc^2 The Basics ( http://www.btinternet.com/~j.doyle/SR/Emc2/Basics.htm), Kg is used in that instance. Both are SI units and are convertible, so I guess that explains it.--Nc622 16:58, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Thanks for your response. The E=mc2 Basics website states that it's Energy in Joules, mass in kg, and speed in meters per second. So far so good. Now Wiki says a Joule is: "One joule is the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre". ---So now we have: 1N x 1m = 1kg x (m/s) x (m/s) A newton is a SI derived unit defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one metre per second squared. ---So now we have: 1kg x m x s^-2 = 1kg x (m/s) x (m/s). So, both sides end up being defined with kg,m,s; the basis of the SI units in the first place. It all seems rather circular in structure to me. If the units are picked to have some inherent relationship in the first place, anything can be used. And I suppose the squaring of the right side is where the really big energy quantity comes from, but somehow it's not all that satisfying. I guess it's the nature of the concept of energy in the first place, since this is more abstract than a meter which we can pace out, or a second which we have all have a subjective feel for. I had always felt that the simplicity of the equation was due to something simple in the fabric of the universe. When I first heard the equation in junior high, it was a wow moment, how could it be so simple? But really it isn't. What would the equation look like in other measurement systems? I suspect not so elegant. I wonder if Einstein was using SI, or even if he was thinking in terms of any particular system at all at first. Jimaginator 14 Nov 2004 UTC
I am involved in a project that requires the following information:
1. How many cargo ships are active world wide?
2. How many cargo ships are at sea at any one time?
3. How many merchant seaman are at sea at any one time?
What grade would a 10 year old American kid be in and what would a regular curriculum look like? [[User:MacGyverMagic| Mgm| (talk)]] 21:33, Nov 16, 2004 (UTC)
For whatever reason, I remember reading somewhere that Menachem Begin had a $50,000 bounty placed on him by the British authorities during the Mandate period. Can anyone confirm or deny the veracity of that? Also, if it's true...What's the current status of it? -- Penta 22:37, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Can Anyone PLease Help Me Fast ???
what happens to the ethyl alcohol produced by the yeast when you make bread? what happens to the ethyl alcohol when yeast is used to make beer?
PLEASE ANSWER FAST !!!!
Hey, can you please please please provide a more depth answer? :) i have do a damn lab on this
Not really. "Baking evaporates off any alcohol and inactivates the yeast. It also causes bubbles of carbon dioxide to move through the dough, giving the bread a spongy texture after baking." [4]. So what do you propose to do? Bake bread and collect the fumes? - Nunh-huh 04:11, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
and what about beer?
aiite smarties...answer this: could flour function as the carbon source for the yeast to break down? how would you set up the experiment to test this in the laboratory?
aiite...you guys are hecka smart...anyways...one last question: will too much sucrose in a solution decrease the amount of yeast fermentation?
Alright, thanks a lot man....now i can finally do my formal lab write up... damn ur smart
Wikipedia has info on the legal drinking ages of countries, but (as far as I know) none on smoking ages. Does anybody know where I can find a list of international legal smoking ages? Thanks.
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Typically, this will be a legal age to purchase tobacco, so " legal smoking age" might be a good redirect, but shouldn't be the title. -- Jmabel | Talk 19:27, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)
What was the Dred Scott Descision i'm looking for a semi-detailed answer
thanx - i thought of that after i posted the question.....stoopid me
are sucrose and maltose isomers?
Are there certain hereditary traits which prevent the ability to produce a sound by clapping with one hand? --[[User:Eequor| η υωρ]] 06:20, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
These are very interesting answers! As for myself, I have no difficulty producing an appreciable sound with either hand (bending all fingers to meet the palm), so this particular koan has always seemed a little strange to me. Certainly there are any number of disorders which would prevent this, but is it common to not be able to clap with one hand? --[[User:Eequor| η υωρ]] 07:06, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Anyone can quit struggling against the nature of life. Fred Bauder 13:47, Nov 21, 2004 (UTC)
I always thought that the sound of one hand clapping was meant to be ironic, silence being the sound of one hand clapping against a non existant second hand.-lexiaDys
What was Albert Einstein's I.Q. ?
As the answers above point out, the question points out the flaws in the measure 'IQ'. Since Einstein is not known to have taken an IQ test, no one will ever know. Even had he taken one, the unreliability and variation in test scores would not give any very useful result. The notion that you could rank people by 'intelligence' is probably bogus. Intrigue 05:32, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Moved from article namespace: Appeal for help to "Swedish" folk (rock) fans
In the Seventies folk rock group "Scafell Pike" made 7 albums. Even in 1997 a CD with "The best of Scafell Pike" was released (record label unknown).
Albums I know of are: With You In Mind (Colombia LP) 1972 Month Of Maying (Epic LP) 1973 Four’s A Crowd (Mercury LP) 1976 X-Ray Vision (unknown) 1978
I am only familiar with the LP "Lords Rake" from 1974. If I am informed well, Scafell Pike is formed by two Swedish and two English men, all with professional education. I am very curious to learn more about their music, but every attempt on the Internet stranded so far, whatever way I tried. Last year I thought to have found a connection: the e-mail address of one of Scafell Pike's members (Roy Colegate). Unfortunately the reply stated: "Saw your posting, and I'm afraid that I can't help you; but I think you would like to know that Roy Colegate passed away in Stockholm on Thursday the 28th of February 2002. He was 53." Such an early age to die, how sad. I cannot believe that all the master pieces of this group fell into oblivion. Are there more people interested in Scafell Pike's music or am I the only one?
Furthermore, there is the leading Swedish folk rock group also from the seventies: "Folk Och Rackare". It is pretty much the same story like with Scafell Pike. The group made 7 albums of which a CD with a composition of songs ("Folk & Rackare").
Albums I know of are: Med Rotter I Medetiden (Sonet LP) 1974 Folk And Roques (YFT LP) 1976 Rackarspel (Sonet LP) 1978 Anno 1979 (Sonet LP) 1979 Stjarnhasten (Sonet LP) 1981 Rackbag (Amalthea LP) 1985
I cannot find a single trace on the internet of these albums.
I would appreciate your help in telling me who is familiar with these fantastic bands? Who could provide me with an elaborate discography of these bands (songs per album)? Your information would be highly appreciated.
m.d.kemp@chello.nl Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_och_Rackare"
Do we have any article related to the Thumbs up / Thumbs Up gesture ? Jay 10:09, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Thanks User:Fvw for the redirect. Jay 14:44, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I have a cottage in Alma New Brunswick Canada. I was talking to someone a few times this past september from Amsterdam. Was Theo van Gogh there? -- 65.184.199.143 16:47, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)Donald K Roche. donroche@hotmail.com
I am doing research about the South China Sea and the East China Sea, I would like to know how long the South China Sea and the East China Sea been called those names of the 2 seas
Where can I learn more about the concepts "Forest" and "Trees" as the terms were used in one of the links in the "Computer Security" article:
"SecurityForest ( http://www.securityforest.com) is a collaboratively edited Forest consisting of Trees which anyone can contribute to." Dennis (talk) 18:56, Nov 17, 2004 (UTC)
Hey y'all I'd just like to print a page, but I don't see the 'printable' link. What Do I Do?
Hi does anyone know the packaging size (dimensions) of a logitech z680 5.1 speaker system. would be much appreciated. Please email me <email removed>
Please help me... My teachers and I have been trying to come up with the word that describes words that cannot be translated from their original languages. For example: doppelganger, ect. Can anyone answer this? I need the word that describes words like "doppelganger". Any help is much apreciated. Can anyone figure this out? Another example is "plenipotentiary"
My husband was told the word was PAXELEGAMEN (a term for a concept that cannot be translated into another language)-- He learned it in a college anthropology class. But I have not been able to find this word in any dictionary, anywhere. I'm still looking. 24.10.180.238 13:22, 28 October 2006 (UTC)(SJ)
Funny story. I remember hearing an interview in English with a native German speaker, who obviously had a little trouble working out what the English translation for the familiar German word was. This is what she came up with: "The children were very young, only old enough to be going to the .... children garden."
Of course what we really should do in order to coin am English word for words such as these is to find a language where they have such a word and use it. DJ Clayworth 04:26, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Where is Noam Chomsky when you need him....
I have a book about these words that I got in the bargain bin at B&N a while ago, They Have a Word for It ISBN 096508079X, but the introduction doesn't give them a name, despite dropping a few terms in linguistics. - RedWordSmith 04:51, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)
Y'all are being silly. Of course the word can be translated. Either as the English word "Doppelganger" or as simply "double". Wierzbicka has some good stuff on what's wrong with the whole notion of untranslatability. Think of a natural language as having a property kinda like Turing completeness. You could write a PC emulator for the ENIAC, if you were willing to do such a painstaking and ultimately meaningless task. In the same sense, any word's meaning, whatever it is, you can be explained in any other language. It may be a pain in the ass to do, involving long, complicated discussions of cultural anthropology, physics, economics and what-have-you, but if it has a meaning, you ought to be able to describe that meaning in any other language you like. Diderot 15:51, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Assimilation (from Latin assimilatio) might be a better term for this than borrowing. Also see List of German expressions in English. --[[User:Eequor| η υωρ]] 15:58, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Someone should establish a criteria for these words, and once they do the terms LEXICAL LACUNAE or TRANSLATIONAL LACUNAE should be used to describe these words, and their class. But what elements would be listed in the criteria?...
I was wondering whether I was using that properly. It is a common mistake though...
I'd just like to add that this particular word HAS translations: in Dutch the corresponding word is "dubbelganger". 82.210.114.165 08:29, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
IS THERE AN OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION OF SUCROSE THAT YIELDS THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF YEAST FERMENTATIO? OR IS MORE SUCROSE MEAN MORE FERMENTATION?
- PLEASE ANSWER !!!!!
Yeah, I agree with Intrigue. The use of caps will slow the process, but it seems equally likely that use of caps indicates that the fermentation product is already inhibiting the cerebral capacity of the conductor of the fermentation. I don't think you need to boost the proof any higher. It would probably make you start increasing your font size or something equally embarrassing. alteripse 03:59, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
CAN SOMEONE SMART PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION WITH BRAINS INVOLVED?
Well what are you asking exactly? A ratio of sugar to yeast in beer making? Wine making? Athlete's foot? It will depend on the culture of yeast you are using and what you are trying to achieve. A little more specificity, a few fewer CAPS, and a little less rudeness would help. Intrigue 05:29, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
okay, now i speak verry politely. i was doing a lab to determine what is the optimum sucrose concentration that will yield the highest carbondioxide as a product of yeast fermentation. now, is it true that too much sucrose will cause the amount of carbon dioxide produced to go down? in other words, is there an optimum level of sucrose concentration? thjanx
Not knowing exactly what experiment you are running, I can't say for sure, but, as I said, I would expect that for values sucrose below X (where X is the capacity of the yeast to metabolise), amount of co2 will go up as amount of sucrose goes up, but for values above X, adding more sucrose will not increase co2. I would not expect adding more sucrose to result in a decrease in co2 production however. Hope that helps, Intrigue 16:59, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
It is considered standard English to put given names before surnames in Japanese names, as in Junichiro Koizumi, even though the Japanese themselves put the surname first (Kiozumi Junichiro). The Koreans and Chinese also put surnames first... so why is it not considered standard to use names like Jintao Hu or Jong Il-kim in English? Garrett Albright 08:38, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Scans with Norton and Spybot S&D show nothing, and yet ZoneAlarm says that "Yahoo! Messenger (Mexican)" is trying to connect to the net. Also, Network Places I have some device called "NevoMedia Server (NOSTROMO)". I'm not on a network. What is this crap? Anyone else come across it? Chameleon 10:41, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I decided to re-type my question. How long have the South China Sea been called South China Sea and the same question for East China Sea?
I need to know 2 things; 1) What is the surgery to correct/fix Peritonitis in humans called? 2) Is it an emergency surgery, like an appendectomy, or is it one that can be scheduled a week or so in advance?
(The reason I need to know is for a project in school. This information would be most helpful, and I would be very appreciative if I could get this information ASAP, as the project is due Tuesday.)
--Tina
Okay, thank you. Just one more thing- Is a laparotomy considered an "easy" surgery? (If "easy" were to mean not so difficult, or maybe even routine.)
Where can I find a complete list of all candidates for the 2004 US election? For some reason, we don't seem to have one yet. Mark Richards 21:08, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Yes. Mark Richards 21:33, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I'm looking for a list of all candidates who got on at least one ballot in any state or polled any votes as a write in. Mark Richards 22:17, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
No, that is just the major ones, even if we disregard the write ins, it should be possible to list everyone who got on the ballot. I can't find it on the internet in general either. Any thoughts? Mark Richards 22:30, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I'm baffled that it is that hard to find out who ran for president! Mark Richards 23:27, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
So you think that going through this site http://www.congress.org/congressorg/e4/clist/pres/?state=CA state by state would get a complete list, or just the ones that got significant votes? Mark Richards 23:43, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Aargh. What would be a better way to find out who ran? Thank you! Mark Richards 23:53, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
That's a bit more like it, but I still can't find what I'm after, which is information about the guy who was standing for something about vikings - anyone recall that? Mark Richards 00:28, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Ah - that's it! Thank you! Mark Richards 01:31, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
How depressing. I found the information I was looking for, only to discover that someone is trying to delete it. I would like to ask anyone who cares to vote to keep this Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Clay Oliver Hill. At least one person wanted the information here. Mark Richards 01:37, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Thank you. 67.168.34.86 00:00, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Surprisingly enough, Eequor has provided accurate information. Here is some additional info (but read it fast before she banishes it):
My name is Chebahtah. It is a family of Native American Indian origin from Oklahoma. I am trying to find out how many members of my family have served in the United States military. What is the best way to find this information. I do not want any info except names and dates of service. This would include all branches of service. I have tried google and several other engines.
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Who was the Clinton administration official who testified to Congress, when hearings were held on how bank regulators treated the failure of the savings and loan owned by the Clintons' friend Jim McDougal, that he had lied to his own diary? PedanticallySpeaking 15:40, Nov 13, 2004 (UTC)
What help is available for individuals who have a high IQ but low mental age, distinct from autism; for example, a person who considers themselves to be mentally a teenager, but possessing a body ten years older and believed by society to be adult?
What happens if someone on the space station requires an emergency appendetomy or other life-saving operation?
Immediate transport to earth, unless an experienced surgeon is member of the team and he/she has the right (sterile) material. Until then normal non-surgical management applies (fluids through drip, no oral intake, broad-spectrum antibiotics, medication to maintain blood pressure eg adrenalin). In theory, appendicitis could be lethal in space. JFW | T@lk 22:14, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)
The ISS has a Soyuz escape module which can return the station occupants to Earth at any time, in a matter of hours. NASA are also developing a new escape capsule to be available by 2006. (As a side note, "fluids through drip" could be difficult, given that most drips rely at least partially on gravity feed. I'm sure someone at NASA has considered this, perhaps they have some sort of pressure-driven system.) -- FirstPrinciples 00:41, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC)
IVs run on pumps even in hospitals on earth, and antibiotics could be given to buy time. Alteripse 01:06, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
What changes in the tax code spurred a speculative building boom in New York, which led to a great supply of apartments on the market prior to 1987? -- DropDeadGorgias (talk) 02:33, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC)
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Is there such a thing as a unified markup language for music? Or is this covered by LaTeX? -- Alphax (talk) 09:12, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC)
Is evolution taught at Catholic universities in the US? -- Tothebarricades.tk 22:01, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Unfortunately, Wikipedia isn't a "reputable source". Anyone know of any scientific journal articles on the impact of information technology on human behaviour, work and biology? Alphax (talk) 03:41, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
Is there anyone swedishspeaking who knows if the swedish "Zirconiumnitrid" would be "Zirconiumnitrite" in english?
-- Bong 12:58, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Is Mideast another name for the Middle East?
The term "Middle East" is used in Arabic and Persian as well, nowadays - Arabic "ash-Sharq al-Awsat", Persian "khavar-e-miane" (I think). It's not too Eurocentric, considering that the traditional Arabic term was "al-Mashriq" - the east (as opposed to al- Maghreb.) - Mustafaa 00:38, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Making sure you don't use 'Midwest' in any similar way. DJ Clayworth 04:35, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I need to know what the status, procedure and/or legalities of getting copies of medical records are for individuals who had medical care in Cuba. Specifically in Matanzas, Cuba. Is there anyplace that I can go to research this subject?
Lisa K. Goodwin goodwinlk { at } bipc.com (813) 222-8188
I had no clue where to categorize this at the appropriate page. Could someone please add the following request to where it belongs ( List of Pokémon name etymologies) or create the article? Thanks a lot, --anon.
Sometimes on TV you will notice that the characters are using 'fake' consumer products. For example, it may look like a box of Wheaties, but if you look closely it has some generic name (Wheat flakes). Also sometimes on TV, logos on clothing will be blurred out.
So my question is... if you are making a TV, and you have a trademarked image in it, do you have to pay for permission to use that image? If so, isn't it difficult to film anything on a normal urban street, which has trademarked images all over? Or... is it just that the television stations don't want to give free advertising? ike9898 21:56, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
I've often wondered if there are actual regulations against brand-name promotion. In an episode of the Good Eats show on Food Network, Alton holds up a familiar round "Ritz cracker" as they're so widely known, but makes a point of not mentioning them by name. I'm sure I've seen similar instances of deliberate brand-name avoidance. -- Wapcaplet 23:53, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I am trying to find out when the original version of the Rede was written.
I have a formatted 40gb usb external hard disk (fat 32), I have the right drivers, but win98 refuses to recognise it - win2k does though. Is it too big? If so, how small does it need to be to be recognized? Thanks, Mark Richards 14:16, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC) The original win 98 doesn't do USB very well, does it? alteripse 14:19, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Thanks - I have a cd of win98 drivers that came with the drive, and the computer recognizes it, but says that it is unformatted. Any clues? Work-arounds? Thank you!
Mark Richards 15:56, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Well, no, but I was confused - I was confusing 'use NTFS' with 'format as NTFS'. That clears it up though, thank you. However, my drive still doesn't work... Any clues on how to fix the USB issues with win98? Thanks, Mark Richards 21:39, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Oftentimes in the American TV show COPS, the criminal is shown without their face blurred out. I am wondering if the (alleged) criminal must give his consent for this to be used on TV?? ike9898 14:46, Nov 16, 2004 (UTC)
It seems from the public domain article that facts are in the public domain, but reporting of them may not be. A news agency might do a lot of work to collect some news and expect just compensation. So how is it that news stories can be "picked up" by competing agencies, e.g., the Associated Press picking up a story in a local newspaper? Isn't that local news story under copyright? Is there a fee involved or some sort of professional agreement? Thanks. Mjklin 15:10, 2004 Nov 16 (UTC)
Ok, but the AP seems to be a special arrangement. Does "picking up" happen in any other situation, say, between Newsweek and Good Housekeeping? What about if Newsweek picked up a story from a British paper?
This discussion moved to Talk:Richard Nixon by User:PedanticallySpeaking
Ah, our frequently asked question again. Try Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. Intrigue 19:12, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
This was posted to the talk page, and Jimaginator asked me to post it here for him. Intrigue 19:12, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I was wondering if someone could explain the units used in this equation. I have never seen an explanation which includes the units. It would seem that the equation would not hold if the units changed. jimaginator
I had the same question. For the unit of mass, it seems like electronvolt (eV) is normally used in particle physics.Units: E (http://) c is a constant the speed of light(m/s). But when calculating the energy of a nucler fission of a chunk of plutonium for example, eV is not suitable to use because the unit is too small. According this website E=mc^2 The Basics ( http://www.btinternet.com/~j.doyle/SR/Emc2/Basics.htm), Kg is used in that instance. Both are SI units and are convertible, so I guess that explains it.--Nc622 16:58, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Thanks for your response. The E=mc2 Basics website states that it's Energy in Joules, mass in kg, and speed in meters per second. So far so good. Now Wiki says a Joule is: "One joule is the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre". ---So now we have: 1N x 1m = 1kg x (m/s) x (m/s) A newton is a SI derived unit defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one metre per second squared. ---So now we have: 1kg x m x s^-2 = 1kg x (m/s) x (m/s). So, both sides end up being defined with kg,m,s; the basis of the SI units in the first place. It all seems rather circular in structure to me. If the units are picked to have some inherent relationship in the first place, anything can be used. And I suppose the squaring of the right side is where the really big energy quantity comes from, but somehow it's not all that satisfying. I guess it's the nature of the concept of energy in the first place, since this is more abstract than a meter which we can pace out, or a second which we have all have a subjective feel for. I had always felt that the simplicity of the equation was due to something simple in the fabric of the universe. When I first heard the equation in junior high, it was a wow moment, how could it be so simple? But really it isn't. What would the equation look like in other measurement systems? I suspect not so elegant. I wonder if Einstein was using SI, or even if he was thinking in terms of any particular system at all at first. Jimaginator 14 Nov 2004 UTC
I am involved in a project that requires the following information:
1. How many cargo ships are active world wide?
2. How many cargo ships are at sea at any one time?
3. How many merchant seaman are at sea at any one time?
What grade would a 10 year old American kid be in and what would a regular curriculum look like? [[User:MacGyverMagic| Mgm| (talk)]] 21:33, Nov 16, 2004 (UTC)
For whatever reason, I remember reading somewhere that Menachem Begin had a $50,000 bounty placed on him by the British authorities during the Mandate period. Can anyone confirm or deny the veracity of that? Also, if it's true...What's the current status of it? -- Penta 22:37, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Can Anyone PLease Help Me Fast ???
what happens to the ethyl alcohol produced by the yeast when you make bread? what happens to the ethyl alcohol when yeast is used to make beer?
PLEASE ANSWER FAST !!!!
Hey, can you please please please provide a more depth answer? :) i have do a damn lab on this
Not really. "Baking evaporates off any alcohol and inactivates the yeast. It also causes bubbles of carbon dioxide to move through the dough, giving the bread a spongy texture after baking." [4]. So what do you propose to do? Bake bread and collect the fumes? - Nunh-huh 04:11, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
and what about beer?
aiite smarties...answer this: could flour function as the carbon source for the yeast to break down? how would you set up the experiment to test this in the laboratory?
aiite...you guys are hecka smart...anyways...one last question: will too much sucrose in a solution decrease the amount of yeast fermentation?
Alright, thanks a lot man....now i can finally do my formal lab write up... damn ur smart
Wikipedia has info on the legal drinking ages of countries, but (as far as I know) none on smoking ages. Does anybody know where I can find a list of international legal smoking ages? Thanks.
(Moved from VP by JesseW 01:52, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC))
Typically, this will be a legal age to purchase tobacco, so " legal smoking age" might be a good redirect, but shouldn't be the title. -- Jmabel | Talk 19:27, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)
What was the Dred Scott Descision i'm looking for a semi-detailed answer
thanx - i thought of that after i posted the question.....stoopid me
are sucrose and maltose isomers?
Are there certain hereditary traits which prevent the ability to produce a sound by clapping with one hand? --[[User:Eequor| η υωρ]] 06:20, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
These are very interesting answers! As for myself, I have no difficulty producing an appreciable sound with either hand (bending all fingers to meet the palm), so this particular koan has always seemed a little strange to me. Certainly there are any number of disorders which would prevent this, but is it common to not be able to clap with one hand? --[[User:Eequor| η υωρ]] 07:06, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Anyone can quit struggling against the nature of life. Fred Bauder 13:47, Nov 21, 2004 (UTC)
I always thought that the sound of one hand clapping was meant to be ironic, silence being the sound of one hand clapping against a non existant second hand.-lexiaDys
What was Albert Einstein's I.Q. ?
As the answers above point out, the question points out the flaws in the measure 'IQ'. Since Einstein is not known to have taken an IQ test, no one will ever know. Even had he taken one, the unreliability and variation in test scores would not give any very useful result. The notion that you could rank people by 'intelligence' is probably bogus. Intrigue 05:32, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Moved from article namespace: Appeal for help to "Swedish" folk (rock) fans
In the Seventies folk rock group "Scafell Pike" made 7 albums. Even in 1997 a CD with "The best of Scafell Pike" was released (record label unknown).
Albums I know of are: With You In Mind (Colombia LP) 1972 Month Of Maying (Epic LP) 1973 Four’s A Crowd (Mercury LP) 1976 X-Ray Vision (unknown) 1978
I am only familiar with the LP "Lords Rake" from 1974. If I am informed well, Scafell Pike is formed by two Swedish and two English men, all with professional education. I am very curious to learn more about their music, but every attempt on the Internet stranded so far, whatever way I tried. Last year I thought to have found a connection: the e-mail address of one of Scafell Pike's members (Roy Colegate). Unfortunately the reply stated: "Saw your posting, and I'm afraid that I can't help you; but I think you would like to know that Roy Colegate passed away in Stockholm on Thursday the 28th of February 2002. He was 53." Such an early age to die, how sad. I cannot believe that all the master pieces of this group fell into oblivion. Are there more people interested in Scafell Pike's music or am I the only one?
Furthermore, there is the leading Swedish folk rock group also from the seventies: "Folk Och Rackare". It is pretty much the same story like with Scafell Pike. The group made 7 albums of which a CD with a composition of songs ("Folk & Rackare").
Albums I know of are: Med Rotter I Medetiden (Sonet LP) 1974 Folk And Roques (YFT LP) 1976 Rackarspel (Sonet LP) 1978 Anno 1979 (Sonet LP) 1979 Stjarnhasten (Sonet LP) 1981 Rackbag (Amalthea LP) 1985
I cannot find a single trace on the internet of these albums.
I would appreciate your help in telling me who is familiar with these fantastic bands? Who could provide me with an elaborate discography of these bands (songs per album)? Your information would be highly appreciated.
m.d.kemp@chello.nl Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_och_Rackare"
Do we have any article related to the Thumbs up / Thumbs Up gesture ? Jay 10:09, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Thanks User:Fvw for the redirect. Jay 14:44, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I have a cottage in Alma New Brunswick Canada. I was talking to someone a few times this past september from Amsterdam. Was Theo van Gogh there? -- 65.184.199.143 16:47, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)Donald K Roche. donroche@hotmail.com
I am doing research about the South China Sea and the East China Sea, I would like to know how long the South China Sea and the East China Sea been called those names of the 2 seas
Where can I learn more about the concepts "Forest" and "Trees" as the terms were used in one of the links in the "Computer Security" article:
"SecurityForest ( http://www.securityforest.com) is a collaboratively edited Forest consisting of Trees which anyone can contribute to." Dennis (talk) 18:56, Nov 17, 2004 (UTC)
Hey y'all I'd just like to print a page, but I don't see the 'printable' link. What Do I Do?
Hi does anyone know the packaging size (dimensions) of a logitech z680 5.1 speaker system. would be much appreciated. Please email me <email removed>
Please help me... My teachers and I have been trying to come up with the word that describes words that cannot be translated from their original languages. For example: doppelganger, ect. Can anyone answer this? I need the word that describes words like "doppelganger". Any help is much apreciated. Can anyone figure this out? Another example is "plenipotentiary"
My husband was told the word was PAXELEGAMEN (a term for a concept that cannot be translated into another language)-- He learned it in a college anthropology class. But I have not been able to find this word in any dictionary, anywhere. I'm still looking. 24.10.180.238 13:22, 28 October 2006 (UTC)(SJ)
Funny story. I remember hearing an interview in English with a native German speaker, who obviously had a little trouble working out what the English translation for the familiar German word was. This is what she came up with: "The children were very young, only old enough to be going to the .... children garden."
Of course what we really should do in order to coin am English word for words such as these is to find a language where they have such a word and use it. DJ Clayworth 04:26, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Where is Noam Chomsky when you need him....
I have a book about these words that I got in the bargain bin at B&N a while ago, They Have a Word for It ISBN 096508079X, but the introduction doesn't give them a name, despite dropping a few terms in linguistics. - RedWordSmith 04:51, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)
Y'all are being silly. Of course the word can be translated. Either as the English word "Doppelganger" or as simply "double". Wierzbicka has some good stuff on what's wrong with the whole notion of untranslatability. Think of a natural language as having a property kinda like Turing completeness. You could write a PC emulator for the ENIAC, if you were willing to do such a painstaking and ultimately meaningless task. In the same sense, any word's meaning, whatever it is, you can be explained in any other language. It may be a pain in the ass to do, involving long, complicated discussions of cultural anthropology, physics, economics and what-have-you, but if it has a meaning, you ought to be able to describe that meaning in any other language you like. Diderot 15:51, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Assimilation (from Latin assimilatio) might be a better term for this than borrowing. Also see List of German expressions in English. --[[User:Eequor| η υωρ]] 15:58, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Someone should establish a criteria for these words, and once they do the terms LEXICAL LACUNAE or TRANSLATIONAL LACUNAE should be used to describe these words, and their class. But what elements would be listed in the criteria?...
I was wondering whether I was using that properly. It is a common mistake though...
I'd just like to add that this particular word HAS translations: in Dutch the corresponding word is "dubbelganger". 82.210.114.165 08:29, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
IS THERE AN OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION OF SUCROSE THAT YIELDS THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF YEAST FERMENTATIO? OR IS MORE SUCROSE MEAN MORE FERMENTATION?
- PLEASE ANSWER !!!!!
Yeah, I agree with Intrigue. The use of caps will slow the process, but it seems equally likely that use of caps indicates that the fermentation product is already inhibiting the cerebral capacity of the conductor of the fermentation. I don't think you need to boost the proof any higher. It would probably make you start increasing your font size or something equally embarrassing. alteripse 03:59, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
CAN SOMEONE SMART PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION WITH BRAINS INVOLVED?
Well what are you asking exactly? A ratio of sugar to yeast in beer making? Wine making? Athlete's foot? It will depend on the culture of yeast you are using and what you are trying to achieve. A little more specificity, a few fewer CAPS, and a little less rudeness would help. Intrigue 05:29, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
okay, now i speak verry politely. i was doing a lab to determine what is the optimum sucrose concentration that will yield the highest carbondioxide as a product of yeast fermentation. now, is it true that too much sucrose will cause the amount of carbon dioxide produced to go down? in other words, is there an optimum level of sucrose concentration? thjanx
Not knowing exactly what experiment you are running, I can't say for sure, but, as I said, I would expect that for values sucrose below X (where X is the capacity of the yeast to metabolise), amount of co2 will go up as amount of sucrose goes up, but for values above X, adding more sucrose will not increase co2. I would not expect adding more sucrose to result in a decrease in co2 production however. Hope that helps, Intrigue 16:59, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
It is considered standard English to put given names before surnames in Japanese names, as in Junichiro Koizumi, even though the Japanese themselves put the surname first (Kiozumi Junichiro). The Koreans and Chinese also put surnames first... so why is it not considered standard to use names like Jintao Hu or Jong Il-kim in English? Garrett Albright 08:38, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Scans with Norton and Spybot S&D show nothing, and yet ZoneAlarm says that "Yahoo! Messenger (Mexican)" is trying to connect to the net. Also, Network Places I have some device called "NevoMedia Server (NOSTROMO)". I'm not on a network. What is this crap? Anyone else come across it? Chameleon 10:41, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I decided to re-type my question. How long have the South China Sea been called South China Sea and the same question for East China Sea?
I need to know 2 things; 1) What is the surgery to correct/fix Peritonitis in humans called? 2) Is it an emergency surgery, like an appendectomy, or is it one that can be scheduled a week or so in advance?
(The reason I need to know is for a project in school. This information would be most helpful, and I would be very appreciative if I could get this information ASAP, as the project is due Tuesday.)
--Tina
Okay, thank you. Just one more thing- Is a laparotomy considered an "easy" surgery? (If "easy" were to mean not so difficult, or maybe even routine.)
Where can I find a complete list of all candidates for the 2004 US election? For some reason, we don't seem to have one yet. Mark Richards 21:08, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Yes. Mark Richards 21:33, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I'm looking for a list of all candidates who got on at least one ballot in any state or polled any votes as a write in. Mark Richards 22:17, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
No, that is just the major ones, even if we disregard the write ins, it should be possible to list everyone who got on the ballot. I can't find it on the internet in general either. Any thoughts? Mark Richards 22:30, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I'm baffled that it is that hard to find out who ran for president! Mark Richards 23:27, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
So you think that going through this site http://www.congress.org/congressorg/e4/clist/pres/?state=CA state by state would get a complete list, or just the ones that got significant votes? Mark Richards 23:43, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Aargh. What would be a better way to find out who ran? Thank you! Mark Richards 23:53, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
That's a bit more like it, but I still can't find what I'm after, which is information about the guy who was standing for something about vikings - anyone recall that? Mark Richards 00:28, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Ah - that's it! Thank you! Mark Richards 01:31, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
How depressing. I found the information I was looking for, only to discover that someone is trying to delete it. I would like to ask anyone who cares to vote to keep this Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Clay Oliver Hill. At least one person wanted the information here. Mark Richards 01:37, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Thank you. 67.168.34.86 00:00, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Surprisingly enough, Eequor has provided accurate information. Here is some additional info (but read it fast before she banishes it):